Tinubu Transmits transfer of convicted offenders Amendment bill

President Bola Tinubu has sent the Transfer of Convicted Offenders Enactment and Enforcement Amendment Bill 2026 to the Senate. The bill aims to amend the law so Nigeria can transfer convicted offenders to and from other countries under international agreements and let the president extend the law to non-Commonwealth nations via a Federal Gazette order.

Pidgin: President Bola Tinubu don send Transfer of Convicted Offenders Enactment and Enforcement Amendment Bill 2026 go Senate. Di bill wan amend di law so Nigeria fit transfer convicted offenders go and come from other countries under international agreements and make president fit extend di law to non-Commonwealth nations through order wey dem go publish for Federal Gazette.

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